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03 - Confusing - Verbs - BBC English Learning - Quizzes & Vocabulary PDF
03 - Confusing - Verbs - BBC English Learning - Quizzes & Vocabulary PDF
Confusing Verbs
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer:
3. I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t _______ it very well.
a. talk
b. say
c. tell
d. speak
4. Ken’s __________ is not what it used to be, he’s always forgetting where he’s put things.
a. remember
b. memoirs
c. memory
d. souvenirs
5. She __________ her children, she gives them whatever they want.
a. damages
b. ruins
c. spoils
d. hurts
6. The government is encouraging everyone to __________ water by not washing their cars.
a. waste
b. save
c. spend
d. use
Confusing Verbs
Answers
3. I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t _______ it very well.
a. talk - ‘Talk a language’ is not correct, you talk about something.
b. say - ‘Say a language’ is not correct, you say something to somebody.
c. tell - ‘Tell a language’ is not correct, you tell somebody something.
d. speak - ‘Speak a language’ is correct.
4. Ken’s __________ is not what it used to be, he’s always forgetting where he’s put things.
a. remember - ‘Remember’ is a verb – the opposite of forget.
b. memoirs - If you are someone in the public eye, you might write you memoirs – the story of
your life.
c. memory - Memory is your ability to remember things, e.g. he has a good memory for
faces. Correct
d. souvenirs - Souvenirs are objects you might get on holiday to help you remember
somewhere you’ve visited.
5. She __________ her children, she gives them whatever they want.
a. damages - ‘Damage’ is not correct.
b. ruins - ‘Ruin’ is not correct.
c. spoils - If you never say ‘no’ to your children, you spoil them. Correct
d. hurts - ‘Hurt’ is not correct.
6. The government is encouraging everyone to __________ water by not washing their cars.
a. waste - What’s the opposite of ‘waste’ something?
b. save - Everyone should use less water i.e. save it. You can also save money, time or
energy. Correct
c. spend - What’s the opposite of ‘spend’ something?
d. use - In fact the opposite is true, you shouldn’t use water, what should you do?